This book is concerned with the question of why the environment is protected in the international arena. This question is rarely asked because it is assumed we all want to achieve the same ends. However, in his innovative study of international environmental ethics, Alexander Gillespie explodes this myth. He shows how nations, like individuals, are creating environmental laws and policies which are continually inviting failure since such laws are riddled with inconsistencies and are ultimately contradictory in purpose. Specifically, he seeks a nexus between the reasons why nations protect the environment, how these reasons are reflected in law and policy, and what complications arise from these choices.
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... a short but incisive review of the foundations of international environmental law ... Gillespie is impressive in his use of a plethora of international environmental conventions, declarations and statements to support his arguments. ...thought-provoking ... raises questions about IEL which to date have rarely been seriously addressed ... Lawyers Weekly a very interesting and well-written work...this study can contribute to a better understanding of the issues raised in choosing the "best" means to protect the environment./Edward H.P. Brans/REC/EL vol 8 issue 2 1999.
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 14 mm
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978-0-19-829872-4 (9780198298724)
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Alexander Gillespie is a lecturer in law at the University of Waikato in New Zealand.
I. Anthropocentricism ; II. The Self Interest Justification for Environmental Protection ; III. The Use of Economic Rationale As A Justification for Environmental Protection ; IV. The Problems With Economic Justifications for Environmental Protection ; V. Religious Justifications for Environmental Protection ; VI. The Problem of Religiously Inspired Conservation as a Suitable Source of Environmental Protection ; VII. Aesthetic, Cultural and Recreational Justifications ; VIII. The Rights of Future Generations as a Justification for Environmental Protection ; IX. The Problems with the Future Generations Argument ; X. The Growth of Non-Anthropocentric Ideals Within International Environmental Law ; XI. The Moral Considerability of Animals ; XII. Respect for Life ; XIII. The Land Ethic
